2025 | Fiction | 19 min. | Russia
Galina, who is going through a crisis, tries to get her ex, Pasha, back through series of manipulations and toxic games, but realizes that she needs to free herself from this destructive relationship.
Directors Statement
The idea for the film "Don't Call Me Again" came to me almost by accident - while surfing social networks. I came across a meme with a girl who, while drunk, calls the police and incoherently tells how she found a dead beaver in the river. I watched this video a hundred times. And suddenly I asked myself: how does she live? What brought her to this state? One thought led to another - and now the first scene is written, and then a draft of the script. This is how work began on the plot, which soon turned into a full-fledged dramatic story - about an internal crisis, dependence on toxic relationships and a painful but cleansing decision to leave. It seems to me that the topic of toxic relationships is more relevant now than ever. I observe how young people - guys and girls - often hurt each other in their relationships. This causes psychological trauma, but, surprisingly, they continue to stay together. For me, this seems contradictory, and that is why I wanted to think about it more deeply. It was especially nice that a strong and truly friendly team had assembled - with a great sense of humor, and for me this is very important. I am also very pleased with the cast. Alexandra Kiseleva and Ruslan German did not just play the characters - they added depth to them, showed in them what I did not even initially expect. Thanks to their acting skills, the story acquired additional volume and emotional response. The filming went surprisingly smoothly: without overtime, without stress. For the first time in my career, everything went calmly and according to plan.
Director: Denis Chereukho
Producers: Dmitry Sharov, Maxim Mileev and Max Gladkov
Сast: Aleksandra Kiseleva and Ruslan German
Studio: PinUp Production
